%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Leicester=shire Tragedy:/ OR, THE/ Fatal Over-throw of two Unfortunate Lovers,/ CAUS'D/ By SUSANNA's Breach of Promise. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1664-1696 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/22/2007 22132

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5.296 R227524 1 The Jealous Lover, or, The Languishing Swain He That Loves Best Must Suffer Most The Jealous Lover; The Languishing Swain YOung Lovers most discreet and wife,/ With bleeding hear[t] and melting/ [eyes, Pepys 5.296 Wing L972 Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 5: 296 The Leicester=shire Tragedy:/ OR, THE/ Fatal Over-throw of two Unfortunate Lovers,/ CAUS'D/ By SUSANNA's Breach of Promise. The Leicester-shire Tragedy: OR, THE Fatal Over-throw of two Unfortunate Lovers, CAUS'D By SUSANNA's Breach of Promise. The Leicestershire Tragedy: or, the Fatal Overthrow of Two Unfortunate Lovers, Caused by Susanna's Breach of Promise. 1/2 sheet folio, 247 x 158 uneven inking 1664-1696 Printed for P. Brooksby, in Pye-corner. P. Brooksby BBTI

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 8/22/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Unfortunate class infidelity love marriage travel 08/22/2007 Checker Summer J. Star Ballad Checked; X-Ballad Performed; ESTC ID found R227524 09/2006 Transcriber Jeffrey P. Hehymeyer Ballad Transcribed 10/18/2004 Bibliographer Margaret K. Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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YOung Lovers most discreet and wise, With bleeeding heart and melting eyes, A sad Relation here I write, Of one show beauty shined bright: Susana Lynard, was her name, To whom for Love young Gallants came, Amongst the rest, a Yeoman's Son, Who at the length her favour won. To her he brought a Ring of Gold, And said, My dearest Love behold, Receive this Token now from me, And let our hearts united be. If I am false to thee, my Dear, I wish that I may never here One day of Joy or Comfort find; Then Dearest never change thy mind. The youthful Damsel then reply'd, If I refuse to be thy Bride, Or falsifie the Vows of Love, Let me a just Example prove. Yet, notwithstading what had past, When a young Squire came at last, Who did to her new Courtship make, Her former Love she did forsake. Now when her loyal Lover knew, That she her Vows had bid adieu, He went to her in woeful case, But she'd not let him see her face. Then like a dart, it pierc'd his heart, He sighing said, And must we part? Oh, most unconstano Wretch, he cry'd, Sure Justice would be satisfy'd. He waited till the Wedding-day, When meeting her, he thus did say, Tho' you shall with another wed, You are my own alive or dead.
Your Love you shall not long enjoy, For since my Life you do destroy, When I have yielded up my breath, My Ghost shall haunt you after Death. This said, he left the Perjur'd Bride, And wander'd to a River side, Where the next Morning he was found, Bath'd in his Blood upon the ground. This Tydings to the Bride was brought, Whose false heart his destruction wrought, Her eyes did then like fountains run, Aloud she cry,'d, What have I done! My Vows comes fresh into my mind, No Peace of Conscience can I find; Alas, there's nothing left for me, But the Reward of Perjury. As she lamented night and day, His bleeding Ghost was heard to say, You shall not have an hour's rest, For I will still your Joys molest. The dreadful Visions of the Night, Did fair Susanna so afright, That she into a Feaver fell, And dying, said, False World farewel. Young Men and Maids both far and near, That shall this sad Relation hear, See that you are not false in Love For there's a Righteous God above, Who will no doubt just Vengeance take Of those that does no Conscience make, When solemnly they Vow and Swear. Henceforth false Lovers then bewear.
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Printed for P. Brooksby, in Pye-corner.